(echoes). Ever since this card was printed, I have been seeking ways to exploit it. But what could I, a Type II player, do with it? Bupkiss, that’s what. The plan was to make an infinite mana loop but Sliver Queen

Here’s the punch line: It wins, and it wins early. This baby can go off turn 3 on a good draw, and easily go off turn 6 on a terrible draw. How does it go off? Well, first, you need both the Mana Echoes

. They are casting about three spells a turn, and most of the Goblins don’t have much in the way of defense. It’s also a card that no one sees coming. The biggest threat to our coolness in a Goblin deck is the Goblin Sharpshooter

? Isn’t he the most amazing one? It has been in and out. I finally decided it threw off the clamping rhythm. But if you can find room for it, be my guest. He makes a great chump blocker with multiple Skullclamp

My only word of warning is that your opponent will most likely get really mad at you (awww). The process of keeping track of your mana pool takes forever and most of the players I know have no patience/attention span/sense of humor. Get into the habit of asking them to concede. Its fun to ask that randomly anyway, no matter what deck you are playing: “I tap my City of Brass